Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-07
PRESS OPINIONS,
Eastern Criticisms on President CIeve-
lands Comedies" Message


lands "One-Idea" Message
Copyright, 1857, by the California associated Press1
New York, December 6th.-The Com
naerctM AdCertiser, speaking of the Presi-
dents message, says: The novelty in
form and the unconventional tone of the
message. as well as the urgent and over
shadowing importance of the single topic
II considers, will attract the universal at
tention of the nation to the document. IF
we are not mistaken, it will have decisive
weight III the future of parties and of leg
islation.
The Post says editorially: The message
deals with nothing but public finances and
a means OF bringing about an equilibrium
between receipts and expenditures. This
Is unusual, but under the circumstances
entirely wise
The World in an editorial saws: In thus
pressing upon Congress an issue of para
mount importance, 10 the exclusion of all
other issues, the President has shown a
true comprehension of the situation. He
mas champloned the cause of the long over
ourdened taxpayers, and he has supplied
his party with what it has long lacked-an
issue and a leader.
REPUBLICAN JOURNALS VIEWS.
The Nail and Express says: The Presi-
dent has framed the issue for next years
campaign. He has put the Democratic
party on free trade platform, and the
country Will recognize the fitness of the DO
sitlon. The devotion of the whole of the
message to the single subject was necessary
to emphasize the fact that Cleveland is a
candidate for reelection as a free trade
leader. The Republican party has nothing
10 complain of. 1t has for several wears
urged the making of the issue, and Cleve-
land has simply accepted the invitation of
his political opponents We are glad that
he has accented 1t so frankly, so fully and
so boldly. There is promise of great DO
lltlcal contest in the uuequivocal words of
TINS extraordinary message. The Repub-
ilcans will enter upon the campaign with
courage and confidence. There is no doubt
about their attitude on the tariff question.
fhey took their ground years ago, and are
prepared to maintain it now. The Presi-
dent and Speaker Carlisle say that they de-
sire to 90 nothing that will iniure the
American workingmen or American man
uiacturers, but neither the workingmen
nor manufacturers will be deceived bv gilt.
terlng generalities. They know that free
traders believe that both would be benefited
by the abolition of duties. No such false
issue will be fought over. The next cam
paign will be battle between protection
and free trade, and it will be a wholesome
vigorous political contest, with the chances
largely in favor of the Republicans.
REMARKABLE FOR ITS OMISSIONS.
New YORK, December 7th.-A. M.-Tbis
mornings Tribune says the Presidents
message was disappointment to Wall
Street. 1t had been supposed that it-would
treat of other matters than the tariff, and
would make positive recommendations on
several subjects. The general opinion
seemed to be that the message was remark
able chiefly By its neglect of important OBJ
jects outside the tariff. In this respect the
tree-trade utterances OF the message were
not entirely offset by the concluding state
ment that " the question of free-trade is
absolutely irrelevant"